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Data Breaches

Breach and Attack Simulation: A Complete Guide

Today, cybersecurity isn’t just about protecting data but about protecting operations, reputation, and trust. Unfortunately, many organizations continue to operate under the false assumption that their security posture is strong because they’ve checked off compliance boxes—only to be blindsided when a breach occurs.

What You Need to Know about the PowerSchool Data Breach

PowerSchool was founded in 1997 and is known for its expertise in providing cutting-edge education technology within the education community. It currently serves over 60 million students globally. The company has a robust intelligent system tailored to meet each student’s individual needs and serves educators in over 90 countries globally, including the United States. PowerSchool has its headquarters in Folsom.

How the HPE Data Breach Exposed Sensitive Information: Protecting Critical Systems and Data

The world of cyber security is dynamically sophisticated, and many corporate brands have faced highly evolved breaches. The recent news about HPE(Hewlett Packard Enterprise) hacking has alarmed the tech industries worldwide. IntelBroker his tea named CyberNiggers operating on the dark web, took credit for a breach that exposed sensitive data and access credentials tied to HPE. This breach, unfolding over two days, serves as a sober reminder of vulnerabilities in even the most well-resourced organizations.

Effective Security Awareness Training Really Does Reduce Data Breaches

Social engineering and phishing are involved in 70% - 90% of data breaches. No other root cause of malicious hacking (e.g., unpatched software and firmware, eavesdropping, cryptography attacks, physical theft, etc.) comes close. In fact, if you add up all other causes for successful cyberattacks together, they do not come close to equaling the damage done by social engineering and phishing alone.

How the SMS Hack Exposed U.S. Telecom Security Risks

Popularly known as text messages, SMS messages are one of the widely used communication channels by Americans. They are generally used for various purposes. For instance, besides being a channel of communication among individuals, several millions of Americans rely on SMS systems to access and secure their social media, email, and online banking accounts, particularly through OTPs (one-time-passcodes), which are typically delivered via SMS.

Massive Credit Card Leak Discovered by LEAKD.COM

Recently, the security team at LEAKD.COM discovered that about 5 million United States credit cards and users’ personal details had been leaked online. This discovery came about when the security team found 5 terabytes of sensitive data exposed on an unsecured Amazon S3 bucket, a cloud storage service provided by Amazon Web Services that is used to store customer information. According to the security team at LEAKD.COM, the party responsible for this credit card leak/breach remains unknown.

What You Need to Know about the Scholastic Data Breach

Established in 1920, Scholastic is an American-based multinational and the largest publisher and distributor of children’s books globally. The company’s global headquarters is in New York City. It offers digital and print resources to support learning for pre-kindergarten to grade 12 students. Some of the corporation’s popular children's book series are Clifford the Big Red Dog, Harry Potter, Goosebumps, SPY, Animorphs, and Hunger Games.

Impossible Travel Detection with Torq: Defend Against the Most Prominent and Expensive Breach

With widespread remote work and global access, organizations face mounting challenges in securing user identities against sophisticated threats. One critical identity risk signal is impossible travel, where a user appears to log in from two unrecognized, geographically distant locations within an unrealistic timeframe, indicating the possibility of compromised credentials or session hijacking.

Security Bulletin: PowerSchool K-12 Data Breach

PowerSchool, a widely used cloud-based and on-premises platform, experienced a data breach reported on December 28, 2024. The platform helps K-12 schools manage student and teacher information, including Personally Identifiable Information (PII), attendance records, grades, medical information, and Social Security numbers. The breach affected both cloud and on-premises customers after a compromise of maintenance account credentials allowed the threat actor to exfiltrate sensitive data.